• DocumentCode
    2829636
  • Title

    Coordinating Curriculum Implementation Using Wiki-supported Graph Visualization

  • Author

    Kabicher, Sonja ; Motschnig-Pitrik, Renate

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Lab. for Educ. Technol., Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    15-17 July 2009
  • Firstpage
    742
  • Lastpage
    743
  • Abstract
    Traditionally, curriculum specifications tend to be formal, static documents, not encouraging adaptation and evolution. In order to facilitate various activities in implementing a curriculum, such as coordinating content, meta-cognitive competences, student-centered learning outcomes, this work proposes to employ a structured, Wiki-supported space. Our experience with this approach showed an improved transparency and coordination of courses based on a structured overview, a multi-faceted specification and increased sharing among teaching staff.
  • Keywords
    computer science education; data visualisation; educational courses; formal specification; graph theory; information resources; Wiki-supported graph visualization; computer science; curriculum implementation; curriculum specifications; meta-cognitive competences; multifaceted specification; student-centered learning outcomes; teaching staff; Application software; Computer science; Education; Educational technology; Information technology; Mathematics; Qualifications; Space technology; Visualization; Web services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2009. ICALT 2009. Ninth IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Riga
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3711-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3711-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2009.54
  • Filename
    5194362